Salt-shaker.



J. W. MEAKER.

SALT SHAKER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6, 1907.

INVENTOR John W. Meaker A TTORNEYF Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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UNITED STTES PATENT ()FFICE.

JOHN W. WEAKER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SALT-SHAKER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OI-IN lV. MEAKER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Salt-Shakers, of which the following is a. specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in salt receptacles and moreespecially to salt shakers adapted for use in sifting or spriir klingsalt in desired quantities; and the ob ject of the invention is to soconstruct a device of this character that the dust, dirt, impurities andmoisture in the outside atmos phere will be excluded from the interiorof the shaker when the shaker is not in use, without the necessity for acover or other device which it would be necessary to manipulate beforethe salt could escape, this device being so constructed that as soon astaken up by the operator, it is free to discharge its contents in smallquantities when shaken.

To this end the invention consists in embodying this idea in a cheap,compact and practical construction and in providing such a constructionwith certain other new and useful features, all as hereinafter morefully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a transversevertical section of a device embodying the invention; Fig. 2 a plan viewof the same inverted; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of adevice embodying the invention and illustrating a modifiedform; Fig. ian inverted plan view of Fig. 3 with part of the salt receptacle brokenaway.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, 1 is a cylindricalreceptacle for salt centered in an open ended cylindrical outerinclosing casing 2 by an inwardly and upwardly flaring integral upperend portion 3 having a straight portion 4: of a diameter to fit withinthe upper end of the casing and an outwardly extending horizontal flange5 on its upper end to engage the upper end of said casing. To close theupper end of the casing, a screw-cap 6 is provided having anSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 6, 1907.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

Serial No. 366.647.

lower or inner side in the axis of the enlarged upper end of the saltreceptacle, to deflect the salt outward toward the dis charge holes 9 inthe inclined wall of said flared upper end of the receptacle when thesalt is thrown upward by the operator taking the device in his hand andgiving it a quick upward or downward movement. When the device is soshaken some of the salt deflected outward toward the discharge openings,passes through said openings and downward in the space between thereceptacle and vertical wall of the outer casing, and freely out throughthe open lower end. A shoulder 10 on the cap engages the flange 5 whensaid cap is screwed upon the casing and binds said flange between thecap and the end of the casing, thus securely holding the receptacle inplace.

The casing is preferably made longer than the receptacle so that whenthe shaker is set down its lower end will be tightly closed by the tableor other article upon which it is placed and, the casing being withoutopenings when the cap is in place, the outside air is excluded and alldust and dirt prevented from getting into the salt. The moisture in theoutside atmosphere is also prevented from getting to the salt which isthus kept dry and clean. As shown, the casing and its cap may be made ofglass and the receptacle of suitable sheet metal, but it is obvious thatthe parts may all be made of metal if desired or all of glass.

In Figs. 3 and lan outer casing like that shown in Fig. 1 is providedhaving a similar cap to close its upper end and open at the bottom.Suspended within the axis of this casing is a salt receptacle 8 of metalprovided with a dome-shaped cap 29 having holes for the escape of thesalt from the receptacle. The receptacle is detachably held inengagement with its cap by frictional contact and said cap is securelyheld and centered in the casing by being provided with a head portion 30of a diameter to fit within the casing and having a neck portion 31soldered to the center of the dome and an out 'ardly extending flange 32clamped be tween the upper end of the casing and its cap. The neckportion 31 is curved inwardly axial cone 7 projecting downward from its1 and downwardly from the head portion and forms a deflecting surfaceagainst which the salt passing through the openings in the dome strikesand is deflected downward through the space between the wall of thecasing and the salt receptacle.

While I have described my invention as a salt shaker it is obvious thatit may be used for other purposes.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim is 1. A salt shaker consisting of an outer casing closed atits upper end and open at its lower end, a salt chamber supported withinsaid casing closed at its lower end and provided at its upper end with aperforated portion for permitting the escape of salt therefrom throughthe open lower end of the casing, said chamber and easing forming anannular discharge passage between them.

2. A salt shaker consisting of an outer cylindrical casing closed at thetop, and an inner tubular member supported in the axis of said casingand provided with openings near its upper end within the closed upperend of the casing, said tubular member and casing forming a dischargepassage between them.

3. A salt shaker consisting of an outer casing closed at its upper endand sides and open on its bottom, a member in the axis of the casingforming a salt chamber, said casing having a discharge passage openingthrough the lower end thereof, said member having openings in its upperend within the casing permitting communication between the chamber andpassage.

4. A salt shaker consisting of a closed outer casing having an openlower end adapted to be closed by setting the shaker down, and a saltreceptacle supported within the casing with its closed lower end abovethe plane of the lower open end of the casing and forming with thecasing a discharge passage coextensive with the casing and having aseries of discharge openings near its upper end connecting the passageand receptacle.

5. A salt shaker consisting of an outer cylindrical casing open at eachend, a cap to close the upper end, a salt receptacle in the axis of saidcasing having discharge openings near the cap, and a flange on the upperend of said receptacle adapted to be engaged between the cap and upperend of the casing to hold the receptacle in place.

6. A salt shaker consisting of an outer casing having an opening at itslower end, an axial tubular member in said casing forming a salt chamberand having openings near its upper end, said member and casing forming adischarge passage between them leading to the opening in the bottom ofthe casing, and a cap to close the upper end of said casing and saidmember.

7. A salt shaker consisting of an outer cylindrical casing open at itslower end, a salt receptacle supported in the axis of said casing, anenlarged flaring end on the upper end of said receptacle of a diameterto fit within the casing and provided with a series of dischargeopenings in its slanting wall, and means for securing said receptacle inplace.

8. A salt shaker consisting of an outer casing open at its bottom, and asalt receptacle having discharge openings near its upper end andsupportedin the axis of the casing with a space between its sides andthe wall of the casing, said space forming a discharge passage,open atthe lower end of the casing adapted to be closed by setting the shakerdown.

9. A salt shaker consisting of an outer casing having an opening at itslower end, an axial tubular member in said casing forming a salt chamberand having openings near its upper end, said member and easing forming adischarge passage between them leading to the opening in the bottom ofthe casing, a cap to close the upper end of said casing and hold thereceptacle in place and having a deflector above the receptacle.

10. The combination of an outer casing and a receptacle in the casingwith a passage between said casing and receptacle open at the upper endof the receptacle to admit restricted quantities of material therefromand open at the lower end of the receptacle to discharge thematerialthrough the bottom of the casing.

11. The combination of a casing closed at its upper end, a receptacle inthe casing having discharge openings at its upper end within the casing,and means for detachably holding the receptacle centered in the casing.

12. The combination of a casing closed at its upper end, a receptaclewithin the casing having discharge openings at its upper end within thecasing, a deflector opposite the said openings and means connecting theupper ends of the casing and receptacle.

13. The combination of a casing, a receptacle in the casing havingdischarge openings at its upper end within the casing, and a neckportion connecting the upper end of the casing and the upper end of thereceptacle to hold the receptacle in place.

14:. The combination of a casing, a receptacle in the casing havingdischarge openings at its upper end within the casing, a member on theupper end of the receptacle and means engaging said member to detachablysecure the casing and receptacle together.

15. The combination of a casing, a receptacle in the casing havingdischarge openings at its upper end Within the casing, a neck portionextending upward from the upper end of the receptacle, and a memberengaging the neck and casing to hold the receptacle centered Within thecasing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN V. MEAKER.

Vitnesses:

MARY A. MEAKER, O'r'ro F. BAR'lI-IEL.

